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Overview of the Champions’ League quarterfinals

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It is not yet clear whether Mamelodi Sundowns will lift the trophy, but one thing is certain: the Pretoria team has made a big impact in this edition of the 2019 Total CAF Champions League. Al Ahly saw a...

Noughty Boys: Didier Drogba was the ‘clutch’ centre-forward who united a nation

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In 2010, BBC Radio 4 embarked on a quest to find 100 objects that summed up the past 2,000 years of human history. Made in collaboration with the British Museum, they covered great artworks, historical artefacts, and all manner...

Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco’s Hakimi in fitness battle for finals

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German club Borussia Dortmund have confirmed Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi will miss the rest of the season with a broken metatarsal. The 20-year-old, who is on loan from Real Madrid, will return to the Spanish capital for an operation. He lasted...

Women Football – Rwanda face DR Congo in warm up game

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Rwanda senior women team ‘She-Amavubi’ will play three build-up match against counterparts DR Congo in an international friendly match which will be staged on Tuesday at Umuganda Stadium. The game intends to continue their preparations to help the women national team to...

Black Queens drop in latest FIFA Women’s ranking

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Ghana's Black Queens dropped a place down in the latest FIFA/Coca- Cola Women's world ranking. The Black Queens are 50th in the world following the lack of international activity for the team this month. The team has not played any game...

Raja edge Esperance to CAF Super Cup glory

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Moroccan side Raja Club Athletic made amends for their poor season at the continental level by beating Esperance of Tunisia 2-1 on Friday in Doha, Qatar, to win their second CAF Super Cup title.   Following their failure to defend the...

No worries about meeting Ghana at Afcon – Mauritania coach Martins

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Mauritania coach Corentin Martins does not have any fears about the possibility of being pitted against four-time champions Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt in June. The Frenchman's comments come a few days after his side succumbed...

Gabon begin search of new coach as Cousin contract ends

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The Gabon sports minister Alain Bilie By-Nze has asked the country's football federation (Fegafoot) to find a new national team coach. It means that current coach Daniel Cousin's contract has ended after he failed to lead the team to the...

CAF congratulates 24 AFCON-bound countries, expresses gratitude

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The qualifiers for the Total Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt 2019, were successfully concluded over the weekend with unprecedented excitement across the continent. The matches, since the start of the qualifiers, were met with the exceptional enthusiasm of the fans...

The South Africa national anthem was played from a mobile phone… and the Whatsapp...

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The poor quality of some stadiums leads to some curious incidents. Just before Libya-South Africa, the away team's anthem was played off a mobile phone and a farcical situation occurred. South Africa were the victims of a comical situation in...

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